Sunday, October 25, 2015

Women traveled solo in 1944



Yosemite 1944!!

After a death in the family, revisiting the past becomes a comforting pastime. Going through my sister's files, I came across several travel journals our mother had written. Her words echoed in my heart as I relived her experiences through her words. I am convinced I inherited her travel gene.

The most common questions I am asked are, “Aren’t you afraid to travel alone? What if you break down?” Compared to 1944  setting out as a solo traveler is not so risky today.

For me, the  lesson hidden in my dear mother’s three page journal is not, “What if something happens,” but instead it is , “Do I have the courage to take that unknown  risk anyway?” and  “Will I be able to find the fortitude to face whatever happens?”

This is the final page of my mother's travel journal about a trip she took to Yosemite in 1944 and in February! She was on her way from Springfield, Illinois to pick up my father in California who had just been released from the Navy.

 

 Page one ended with a strange man knocking on her cabin door in the middle of the night and claiming to be her boyfriend.

 Enjoy!

Yosemite 1944 –Final page.

 



Monday, October 19, 2015

Visiting Yosemite in 1944

Yosemite 1944!!
After a death in the family, revisiting  the past becomes a comforting pastime. Going through my sister's files, I came across several travel journals my mother had written. This proves I inherited  the travel gene.

Below is page one of my mother's visit to Yosemite in 1944  and in February! She was on her way to pick up my father in California who had just gotten out of the Navy.
I hope you will be able to read this. I will post page two next week.
Enjoy!